TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2010

TOP COW PRODUCTIONS FOR JANUARY

TWILIGHT GUARDIAN #1

Written by Troy Hickman, art by Siddharth Kotian, cover by Eric Jones.

The Pilot Season Winner Returns! The tale of a lone, dedicated hero patrolling her nine block suburban neighborhood captured the imaginations of fans during 2008's Pilot Season and after heated voting emerged as one of the winning titles.

Now creator and writer Hickman returns with a four issue limited series, which will delve into Twilight Guardian's past, her motivations for crime fighting, and even give her an arch-nemesis in the terrifying Dusk Devil!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 12.

ARTIFACTS #6

Written by Ron Marz, art by Whilce Portacio, covers by Phil Noto and John Tyler Christopher.

The battle begins in earnest! The mysterious villain's plans continue to unfold with deadly precision as Witchblade, The Darkness, Angelus, Tom Judge, and Magdalena are drawn into a conflict with the heroes of Cyberforce. But even as friends become foes, Aphrodite IV arrives with murderous intentions. Can an opponent who doesn't tire or even feel pain be defeated?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 26.

WITCHBLADE #145

Written by Ron Marz, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic.

"Boogey Man" Part 1 of 2!
Sara Pezzini has investigated countless bizarre crimes, but her latest case may be the most shocking yet! Pezzini and her detective partner have encountered monsters and demons before, but these latest supernatural terrors seem to be born from the imagination of an innocent child.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on Jan. 26.

ANGELUS VOLUME 1 TRADE PAPERBACK

Written by Ron Marz, art and cover by Stjepan Sejic.

Danielle Baptiste is trying to find her place in the world, like so many other twenty-somethings. But unlike most girls her age, Dani is also the bearer of one of the primal forces in the Universe – the Angelus! Returning to her hometown of New Orleans with her friend and romantic interest Finch, Dani must not only shoulder the burden she has inherited, she has to survive it! But her ancient enemy, The Darkness, and even her own Angelus warriors have other plans…

Collected in this volume are issues #1-6. Featuring behind-the-scenes sketches, script pages and cover gallery by Sejic and Eric Basaldua.

160 pages, $14.99, in stores on Jan. 5.

MAGDALENA VOLUME 1 TRADE PAPERBACK

Written by Ron Marz, art by Nelson Blake II, cover by Ryan Sook.

The Magdalena has been the official protector and warrior of the Catholic Church for over two thousand years, sworn to defend the Faith with the Spear of Destiny against all manner of supernatural threats. However, Patience, the latest Magdalena, has seen through the hypocrisy of her masters and struck out on her own. When her former mentor comes to her with a mission to destroy the Anti-Christ, will she be able to resist the call?

Who is this beautiful woman who appears out of the mist? As deadly as she is beautiful, she is cutting a bloody path through the city's villains, who now wear suits and have “legitimate" businesses. But who is her ultimate prey? And how does this Mirage take form? These and many other questions will be asked along with the most pivotal question of all -- Who is Madame Mirage?

A tale of murder, intrigue and revenge in a world of high-tech espionage and treachery. This volume collects the complete first six-issue limited series. Madame Mirage -- you'll never forget her... if you can make her acquaintance and live to tell the tale...

176 pages, $14.99, in stores on Jan. 12.

ECHOES #2

Written by Joshua Hale Failkov, art and cover by Rahsan Ekedal.

Brian Cohn has discovered his recently deceased father may have been a serial killer. As Brian struggles what to do with his father's legacy and flesh doll trophies, a young girl goes missing in town and when the police come to his door, Brian must question if he is responsible...